#425A65
- RGB
- 66, 90, 101
- Brightness
- 85.0
- HSL (°,%,%)
- 199°, 21%, 33%
- HSV V %
- 40%
- Lab
- 36.8, -6.0, -9.2
- CMYK (%)
- 35%, 11%, 0%, 60%
- PNG size
- 6.1 KB
- Tone / Feel
- dark, soft cool hue
Black text
2.88:1
Fail (normal) · Fail (large)
White text
7.29:1
AAA (normal) · AAA (large)
Recommended text: White (7.29:1 — AAA / AAA)
Color Profile: #425A65
Common Name: Oceania
RGB: 66, 90, 101 | HSL: 200°, ~21%, ~33%
Contrast vs White: 5.6:1 (AA pass)
Contrast vs Black: 8.9:1 (AAA pass)
Mood Blurb:
#425A65 offers a grounded elegance—sophisticated without shouting. A quiet storm of color, often favored in tech, design, and editorial work for its calming authority and excellent readability. It's the kind of blue-grey that feels like late evening near a cold ocean.
Close Named Matches:
- Exact Match: PPG Pittsburgh Paints - Oceania #425A65 (ΔE=0.00)
- Pantone FHI - Stargazer #445A65 (ΔE=0.70) — bold tone with a whisper of nautical chill
- Dulux Heritage - Midnight Teal #445A66 (ΔE=1.01) — same depth, slightly moodier edge
- Benjamin Moore - New Providence Navy #455A63 (ΔE=1.52) — closer to traditional navy, still a sibling
- Hallman Lindsay - Saxon Blue #435965 (ΔE=1.03) — regional darling, cool grey touch
- Why Designers Use It.
This shade hits the rare mark of being both rich and neutral. Designers reach for it when they need a professional, modern base that doesn’t feel too corporate or cold. It’s especially prominent in UX/UI interfaces, editorial layouts, interior trim, or military-industrial style branding. Its subdued yet confident hue references twilight skies and deep oceanic layers—nature-based but digitally native. In tech circles and creative industries, it’s quietly trendy and plays well with both monochrome and earthy palettes.
Structurally, it shows up in matte finishes for laptops, car interiors, and industrial design materials. Being low-glare and highly legible on light backgrounds makes it a darling for dashboards and readouts. Internationally, you’ll see echoes of it in Scandinavian and Japanese design systems where minimalism meets function. Its low Delta E variants make it an easy fit for systems that require standardized tones across media and materials.